An ex-Bears fan

Brian LevyCHICAGO TRIBUNE

I read Rick Morrissey's column about Nancie Gallarneau (Tribune, Sept. 6) and her situation is the most unbelievable I have heard and far more obnoxious than mine. I also was a Bears season ticket-holder, having multigenerational tickets on the east side and attending my first game as a 3-year-old in 1955. I have sat in the end zone, on the west side in the top row, on the goal line, etc., so I feel I have paid my dues.

I also applied for PSLs and received a denial letter. A person in the row behind me who also had multigenerational seats also was denied a PSL. The explanation that the Bears couldn't take "longevity" into consideration after moving the records to a computer in 1974 is idiotic. It's like saying, "We can only be 90 percent fair instead of 100 percent fair, so we will be zero percent fair instead."

I believe that in their arrogance the Bears expect most of the persons denied PSLs to be sheep and buy either overpriced club tickets or poor seats so they "won't miss out." This is one person who won't. Since I received the letter on Tuesday I have sold my tickets to this year's games at Champaign. I have also boxed up or tossed all the Bears junk I have collected over the years. I have made other plans for my Sundays this fall. The management of this team does not deserve the loyalty that rabid fans in this town give their teams. What they do deserve, I leave to your imagination.